-Ç-C-¢√®Ωç 2 ÂÆ°dç-•®Ω’ 2007
Ranjan: Hi, Harsha, what's new?
Harsha: Nothing (àç ™‰ü¿’)
Ranjan: I called you the other day but you
walked off in a hurry. In fact I called
you till you were out of earshot.
(¢Á·†o äéπ-®ÓV ؈’ E†’o °œ©’-Ææ’hçõ‰,
†’´¤y î√™« ûªy®Ωí¬ ¢ÁRx-§Ú-ߪ÷´¤. N†-°æ-úø-
†çûª ü¿÷®Ωç ¢Á∞Ïx ´®Ωèπÿ °œL-î√†’.)
Harsha: I didn't really hear you, I swear.
Nothing is a greater pleasure than
talking to you.
(F °œ©’°æ¤ Ø√èπ◊ Eïçí¬ NE°œç-îª-™‰ü¿’. FûÓ
´÷ö«xúøôç éπçõ‰ Ø√èπ◊ ¢ËÍ® Ææ®Ωü∆ àç ÖçC?)
Ranjan: I returned recently from Mumbai. There
I ran into our old friend and classmate
Charit. (Do) you remember him?
(Ñ -´’-üµËu ؈’ ´·ç¶„j †’ç* AJ-íÌ-î√a†’.
Åéπ\úø ņ’-éÓ-èπ◊çú≈ ´’† é¬xÆˇ-¢Ë’ö¸, §ƒûª
ÊÆo£œ«-ûª’úø÷ îªJ-û˝†’ éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊Ø√o. îªJû˝
Fèπ◊ í∫’Í®h éπü∆?)
Harsha: Of course I do. He is never off my
mind. Well, what about him?
(í∫’®Ω’h™‰éπ-§Ú-´-úø-¢Ë’çöÀ? ¢√úÕE á°æ¤púø÷
؈’ ´’Ja-§Ú†’. àçô-ûªEo í∫’Jç*?)
Ranjan: He is very well off now. He is a big
business man of sorts.
(É°æ¤púø’ î√-™« üµ¿†-´ç-ûª’-úø-ûª-†’. àüÓ •ú≈
¢√u§ƒÍ® Åûª†’.)
(of sorts = ã ®Ω-éπçí¬)
He is never of f my mind
Harsha: So he is bet-
ter off outside
the home
state. That's
good for him.
So long as he was here, he was quite
badly off, for all his talent.
(≤Òçûª ®√≠æçZ •ßª’õ‰ ¶«í∫’-Ø√o-úø-†o-´÷ô
ûª†’. v°æA¶µº éπ©-¢√-úÁj-†-°æp-öÀéà Ééπ\úø’†oçûª-
鬩ç Åûª-EÍéç éπLÆœ ®√™‰ü¿’.)
Ranjan: You can say that. He isn't without tal-
ent really. He is able to show that in
Mumbai. I think people are well off
once they get out of their homes.
(Eï¢Ë’. Åûª†’ v°æA¶µº ™‰E-¢√-úËç-é¬ü¿’.
ü∆†o-ûªúø’ ´·ç¶„j™  îª÷°œç-îª-í∫-©’-í∫’-ûª’-
Ø√oúø’. Ææy®√≠æçZ †’ç* •ßª’-ô°æúÕûËØË
üµ¿Eèπ◊©’ Å´¤û√®Ω-†’-èπ◊çö«.)
Harsha: So, when are you going to Mumbai
again?
(Å®·ûË †’´¤y ´’Sx ´·ç¶„j á°æ¤púø’
¢Á∞¡Ÿh-Ø√o´¤?)
Ranjan: I am off as soon as my ticket is ready.
I think that'll take another weak.
(Ø√ öÀÈéö¸ È®úŒ é¬-í¬ØË ¢Á∞«h†’. Å®·ûË ÅüÓ
¢√®Ωç °æôd-´îª’a.)
-v°æ-¨¡o:- i) "A true book is the life blood of a mat-
ter's spirit''. -D-EéÀ -ûÁ-©’í∫’-™ -Å®Ωn-¢Ë’-N’-öÀ?
ii) When we use these phrases?
a) On the other hand.
b) As a matter of fact.
c) on the basis of.
ï-¢√-•’:
– >. ¨¡çéπ®˝, ¨¡çéπ-®Ω-°æôoç
i) A true/ great book is the life blood of a mas-
ter spirit - correct form of the sentence.
É-D
Å®Ωnç– äéπ Eï-¢Á’i†/íÌ°æp °æ¤Ææhéπç äéπ ´’£æ…-ûª’tE
v§ƒù«-üµ∆-®Ω-¢Á’i† ®Ωéπhç.
ii) a) On the other hand - ÉC on the one
hand .., on the other (hand)- ÉC È®çúø’
ÅGµ-v§ƒ-ߪ÷-©/-N-≠æ-ߪ÷-©/ -ü¿%-éπp-ü∑∆© ´’üµ¿u ûËú≈,
´·êuçí¬ ¢Áj®Ω’üµ¿uç ûÁL-Ê°ç-ü¿’èπ◊ ¢√úøû√ç.

On the one hand they want to give
money, but on the other, they don't
want to give their money= úø•’sL´yôç
É≠æd¢Ë’, é¬E -¢√-∞¡x úø•’s É´yôç É≠ædç-™‰ü¿’.
Spoken English -§ƒ-ûª -¢√u≤ƒ-©éÓÆæç -éÀxé˙ -îË-ߪ’ç-úÕ.. URL: http://www.eenadu.net/spoken/spoken.htm
Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛
Harsha: Have you booked your ticket?
(F öÀÈéö¸ •’é˙ îËÆæ’-èπ◊-Ø√o¢√?)
Ranjan: No. Not yet. I had been to the station
this morning for reserving my ticket.
The power was off for nearly an hour.
Having no patience to wait any longer
I came away. I'm going tomorrow
again.
(™‰ü¿’ Éçé¬. -É-¢√y∞¡ §Òü¿’l† ÊÆd≠æ-Ø˛èπ◊ ¢Á∞«x†’
Jï®˝y îËÆæ’-èπ◊-ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊. é¬-F í∫çô-ÊÆ°æ¤
éπÈ®çô’ ™‰ü¿’. ¢Ë*ÖçúË ã°œé𠙉éπ ´îËa-¨»†’.
´’Sx Í®°æ¤ ¢Á∞«h†’.)
Harsha: You don't seem to be in any hurry to
go back.
(AJT ¢Á∞Ïxç-ü¿’èπç-ûª ûÌçü¿-®Ω°æúø’ûª’-†oô’x
éπEpçîªúøç ™‰ü¿’ †’´¤y.)
Ranjan: I am off the mood for work. I've a lot of
leave in credit. I want to be off work for
the whole period of leave.
(°æE îËߪ÷-©ØË üµÓ®ΩùÀ ®√´-õ‰xü¿’. Ø√èπ◊
î√™« ÂÆ©´¤©’Ø√o®·. Ñ ÂÆ©´¤ ®ÓV-™„j-
§Ú-ßË’-´-®Ωèπ◊ °æE-îË-ߪ’-èπ◊çú≈ Öçú≈-©E
ÖçC.)
Harsha: That makes
me happy. We
can be togeth-
er for some
time.
English conversation
™ ûª®Ωîª÷ ´îËa
off †’ í∫’Jç* ´’J-éÌEo N≠æ-ߪ÷©’
ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊çü∆ç.
Look at the following expressions
from the conversation above: b) The boy rang the bell, and as I
1) I called you the other day but you
walked off. M.SURESAN
2) He is never off my mind.
3) He is very well off now.
c) They ran off towards the station =
4) So he is better off outside the state.
5) I think people are well off when they get out
of their homes. 3) be well off =
6) I am off as soon as my ticket is ready.
7) The power was off for nearly an hour.
a) You need not worry about Naresh. He's
8) I want to be off work for the whole period of
made it good in business and is well off
leave.
now =
'off' preposition adverb
ÅEoîÓö«x é¬ü¿’. äéÓ\-≤ƒJ
adjective
í¬, í¬ èπÿú≈ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷T≤ƒhç.
Just don't worry what part of speech a word is,
so long as you are able to use it correctly in
your speech. Correct use, that's important.

He did not help me, on the other hand he
spread lies about me =
Ø√èπ◊ Ææ£æ…ߪ’ç îËߪ’-™‰ü¿’, îËߪ’-éπ-§Úí¬ Ø√O’ü¿
Å•-ü∆l¥©’ v°æî√®Ωç î˨»úø’.
b) As a matter of fact =
´’†ç îÁ°æ¤ûª’†o N≠æ-ߪ÷-EéÀ é¬Ææh Ǩ¡a-®Ωuç/ -Ç-ÆæéÀh
éπL-Tç-îËç-ü¿’èπ◊ ¢√úË expression, ߪ’ü∑∆-®√n-EéÀ
ÅØË ¶µ«´çûÓ.

We have known each other for a long
time. As a matter of fact, we were class-
mates at college =
-¢Ë’-´· äéπ-J-éÌ-éπ®Ωç î√™«-鬩ç-í¬ ûÁ©’Ææ’.
ߪ’ü∑∆-®√n-EéÀ ¢Ë’ç college ™ classmates.

I've helped him. As a matter of fact I've
helped him even before he has asked for it
=
؈’ ¢√úÕéÀ ≤ƒßª’ç î˨»†’. ߪ’ü∑∆-®√n-EéÀ ¢√úø’
††’o Åúøí∫-éπ-´·çüË Øˆ’ ¢√úÕéÀ ≤ƒßª’-°æ-ú≈f†’.
c) On the basis of =
äéπ N≠æߪ’ç Çüµ∆-®Ωçí¬; ü∆Eo-•öÀd.
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Study the following uses of 'off' now: b) The father is a happy man because his
1) Walk off,run off,etc = sons are all well off =
É™«çöÀ îÓôxçû√, off èπ◊ Å®Ωnç, away ÅE. Åçõ‰ éÌúø’-èπ◊-©ç-ü¿®Ω÷ Ö†o-¢√-∞¡x-´ôç ´©x ûªçvúÕ î√™«
¢ÁRx-§Ú-´ôç, §ƒJ-§Ú-´ôç ÅØË ¶µ«´çûÓ. (Å´-ûª-©èπ◊ ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ ÖØ√oúø’.
¢ÁRx-§Ú-´ôç/ Å´-ûª-LéÀ §ƒJ-§Ú-´ôç ÅE) Well off X badly off -
a) They walked off without listening to her =
badly off =
ûÁ©’-≤ÚhçC éπü∆, Ê°ü¿í¬ Öçúøôç
Ç¢Á’ îÁ°œpçC NE°œç--éÓ-èπ◊çú≈ ¢√∞¡Ÿx ¢ÁRx-§Ú-ߪ÷®Ω’.
a) Don't worry. Compared with the average
b) He threw it off the window =
Indian, you aren't badly off =
Åûª†’ ü∆Eo éÀöÀéà †’ç* (ü¿÷®Ωçí¬) NÆœ-Í®-¨»úø’.
*çûª-°æ-úøèπ◊. Ææí∫ô’ ¶µ«®Ω-B-ߪ·-úÕûÓ §ÚLÊÆh,
c) Look. Off he goes =
†’´¤y Hü¿-¢√-úÕN é¬ü¿’.
îª÷úø’. Åûª†’ ¢ÁRx-§Ú-ûª’-Ø√oúø’.
b) We are badly off for investment, so we
d) Off you go. We don't
are unable to start business =
want you here any
more = °ô’d-•úÕ Â°ôd-™‰éπ/ °ô’d-•úÕ ¨¡éÀh ™‰éπ ¢Ë’ç
Get out. O’Jéπ\úø Öçúø-
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù
¢√u§ƒ®Ωç v§ƒ®Ωç-Gµç-îª-™‰-èπ◊çú≈ ÖØ√oç.
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c) She isn't so badly off as not to have/ buy
†-éπ\-Í®xü¿’ à ´÷vûªç.
good dresses =
´’ç* vúÁÂÆÆˇ é̆-™‰-
†çûª Ê°ü¿üËç é¬ü¿’
Ç¢Á’.
4) So he is better off
outside the state =
®√≠æçZ •ßª’ô Öçõ‰ØË ÅûªE °æE ¶«í∫’çC/
ÉN èπÿú≈ îª÷úøçúÕ:
a) They walked off with the victory/ Åûª†’ ¶«í¬ Ææ秃-Cç--èπ◊-Ø√oúø’.
a) People are better off now than before
the prize.
because of technological progress =
Nïߪ’ç/ •£æ›-´’A îË>-éÀ\ç--èπ◊-Ø√o®Ω’.
≤ƒçÍé-Aéπ °æ¤®Ó-Gµ-´%Cl¥ ´©x Éçûªèπ◊ ´·çü¿’-éπçõ‰
opened the door, he ran off =
É°æ¤púø’ v°æï© °æJ-ÆœnA (ÇJn-éπçí¬) ¢Á’®Ω’í¬_ ÖçC.
b) The team is better off without him =
Ç èπ◊v®√úø’ í∫çô éÌö«dúø’. ؈’ ûª©’°æ¤
ûÁJ-îË-ô°æp-öÀéÀ, ¢√úø’ §ƒJ-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’. ¢√úø’ ™‰èπ◊ç-õ‰ØË öⲒ ¶«í∫’çC.
6) I'm off = ؈’ ¢ÁR}-§Ú-®·-†õ‰x
¢√∞¡Ÿ} ÊÆd≠æØ˛ ¢Áj°æ¤ §ƒJ-§Ú-ߪ÷®Ω’. a) It's already late. I'm off =
X ¶«í¬ úø•’sç-úøôç É°æp-öÀÍé Ç©-Ææu-¢Á’içC. -ØË-†’ ¢ÁR}-§Ú-ûª’Ø√o.
be badly off = b) The bird is off to unknown lands =
úø•’s ™‰éπ-§Ú-´ôç.
ûÁL-ߪ’E v°æüË-¨»-©èπ◊ Ç °æéÀ~ (áTJ) §Ú®·çC.
7) Power is off =
Nü¿’uû˝ ™‰éπ-§Ú-´úøç.
Off work = °æEéÀ ¢Á∞¡x-éπ-§Ú-´úøç.
†Í®-≠ˇ í∫’Jç* †’¢Ëyç *çAçéπ\®Ω-™‰ü¿’. ¢√u§ƒ- °j´Fo èπÿú≈ conversation ™ Åûªuçûª ûª®Ω-í¬
®Ωç™ ¶«í¬ °jéÌî√aúø’. úø•’s ¶«í¬ Ææ秃-Cç* NE°œçîË ´÷ô©’. ¶«í¬ practice îËߪ’çúÕ.
üµ¿E-èπ◊-úÕí¬ ÖØ√oúø’.

Don't act on the basis of what you have
heard from others. Wait till you know the
iii) The property had
been sold before he
facts. wanted to buy it. (ear-
Éûª-®Ω’©’ îÁ°œpç-ü∆-Eo-•öÀd àO’-îË-ߪ’èπ◊. lier past action)
¢√Ææh-¢√©’ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-ØË-´-®Ωèπ◊ Çí∫’. iv) He cannot help

On the basis of my experience I draw accepting defeat/
conclusions. = He cannot but accept
defeat.
--v°æ-¨¡o: i) All the students in
Ø√èπ◊†o ņ’¶µº¢√-Eo-•öÀd ؈’ E®√l¥-®Ω-ù-©èπ◊ ´≤ƒh†’/
-v°æ-¨¡o:- éÀç-C -¢√é¬u-©’ éπÈ®Íéd-Ø√? -N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’.
Ø√ E®√l¥-®Ω-ù©’ Ø√ ņ’-¶µº-¢√-Eo-•öÀd Öçö«®·.
our class passed the exam.
i) Whom I have to meet?
ii) All of the students in our class passed
ii) We have to write the exam well. the exam.
iii) The property was sold before he want- -Ñ -¢√é¬u-©’ éπÈ®Íéd-Ø√? -N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’.
ed to buy it.
ï-¢√-•’: Both the sentences are correct. The
– -N≠æflg, £j«ü¿-®√-¶«ü˛
iv) He cannot help but accept defeat.
ï-¢√-•’:
– áØ˛.-¶µ«-Ææ\-®˝-®√´¤, †®Ω-Ææ-†o-Ê°ô first sentence as well as the second
O’®Ω-úÕ-T-†-¢√-öÀéÀ correct sentences: sentence means, Every one of the stu-
i) Who have I to meet? dents in our class passed.
ii) Correct